Nostalgic memories of Venterdon's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I lived in Venterdon in the house opposite Dingles yard from 1951 til 1960, and six mornings a week steam rollers would start trundling out from 8am. At that time Venterdon consisted of a single file of houses right up through the village. Some of the older cottages did not have water and these people would fetch buckets of water from the village tap for cooking, bathing and for the weekly wash. No toilet facilities ...see more
I grew up in Venterdon, not leaving until I was twelve years old. The things I remember most, apart from my many friends, were football playing and many hours spent playing on the redundant steam rollers, in the field behind Dingle's yard. My family, the Edwards's, had lived there for several generations. We used to walk to school at Stoke, on the way, collecting "fag packets" and matchboxes. Pictures was on a Wednesday night at the village hall, which cost a shilling!